The trustees of the City University of New York (CUNY) voted last week to block a planned honorary degree to playwright Tony Kushner, according to the Cybercast News website.
One CUNY trustee said the "Angels in America" playwright had made disparaging comments about Israel in the past. Kushner had written on an Internet blog that Israel should not have become an independent nation in 1948.
In an interview with the New York Times, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer said he is a strong supporter of Israel's right to exist.
Kushner -- who said the CUNY Board of Trustees owes him an apology -- now says he will not accept the honorary degree, even if the trustees change their mind.
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